Airan
| Airan | ||
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| local community | Valambray | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 9 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14370 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14005 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| Website | www.airan.fr | |
Airan is a former French commune with the last 679 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . The municipality belonged to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Troarn (until 2015: canton of Bourguébus ). The inhabitants are called Airannais .
geography
Airan is about 15 kilometers southeast of Caen am Muance .
Airan was surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Moult in the north and north-west,
- Canteloup in the north and northeast,
- Cléville in the northeast,
- Mézidon Vallée d'Auge with Croissanville in the northeast and Vieux-Fumé in the southeast,
- Cesny-aux-Vignes in the east,
- Fierville-Bray in the south and south-west,
- Billy to the west and southwest.
history
Airan's treasure (numerous pieces of jewelry) was recovered from the Meorwingernekropolis here .
The Airan parish merged with Billy , Conteville , Fierville-Bray and Poussy-la-Campagne to form the new Valambray parish on January 1, 2017 .
Population development of the former municipality
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 404 | 358 | 437 | 662 | 740 | 692 | 594 | 690 |
Source: INSEE
Attractions
- Saint-Germain church, Romanesque facade from the 12th century, monument historique since 1930
- Coupigny castle with park from the 18th century, monument historique since 1927
- Watermill from 1682
- Valmeray Tower,
Saint Germain Church
Coupigny Castle
Watermill
Valmeray Tower
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 255-258.
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Airan - collection of images, videos and audio files
